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“This quarter’s results reflect a continuingf weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditionw — while still negative appear to have begun to stabilize.” The Washington-basexd association of CEOs represents a combined work force of nearly 10 million employees and more than $5 trillion in annualk sales. When asked how they anticipats their sales to fluctuate in the nextsix months, 34 percentg said sales will increase, and 46 percent predicted a decrease. That is a sunnier forecasg thanthe first-quarter outlook survey, when 24 percent predicted higherf sales. Fifty-one percent said their U.S.
capital spendingy will fall in thesecond quarter, and 12 percenty said it will rise. Forty-nin percent expect their U.S. employmentf to decrease in the next six up fromthe first-quarter outlook survey, when 71 percenr predicted a drop in employment. Six percenty anticipate their employee baseto increase. Member CEOs estimated that the nation’z real gross domestic produc t will dropby 2.1 percent in 2009, compared with the first-quarter estimate of a 1.9 percent The outlook index — whichh combines member CEO projectionds for sales, capital spending and employmengt in the six months aheadc — expanded to 18.
5 in the second quarter, up from -5 in the first An index reading of 50 or lowed is consistent with overall economic and a reading of 50 or higher is consistentr with expansion.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Columbus, industrial Midwest lag in Milken cities analysis - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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In its annual examination of job markets, wage conditions and technological output, the economic think tank said the best-performing communitiezs are found largely in the West and Among the 200 largest cities the Milken Institutrelooked at, Columbus came in 135tj on the list, an improvement from 154th in the 2007 The best-performing metro area was Provo-Orem, which rose to the top of Milken’s list from eighthu place in 2007. The top four citiexs behind Provo-Orem, in order, were N.C.; Salt Lake Austin-Round Rock, Texas; and Huntsville, Ala. All have economiez heavily tied to personal computingor aerospace.
At the bottomm was Detroit, which has seen its fortunesd parallel those ofdomestic automakers. The bottom rung of the list was populatede with industrialMidwest cities, including Canton-Massillon Toledo (194), Cleveland (193), Dayton and Youngstown-Warren (188). Behind Columbus among Ohio cities wasAkron (172) and Cincinnati (173). “This year’s rankingd demonstrate that entrepreneurs continue to be the economivc engine of choice forjob growth, even in the face of nationa l and global economic challenges,” Ross DeVol, author of the reportr and director of regional economics at the Los Angeles-basec institute, wrote.
“We’ve seen energy, housing and even catastrophixc events such as Hurricanes Katrina impact a specific but consistently those metrods dedicated to growing their technology base and humanj capital beatthe short-term shiftse in the economy.” The communitiexs were judged on job and wage growtu over one and five years, as well as high-technology developmentt and output. Those factor s play key roles in regionaleconomic development, Milken researchersw argue.
Columbus’ best performance was found in its job growth duringt the 12 months endedin March, whicgh put it 59th among the 200 largest The report also examined 124 small metro areas and rankec Mansfield 117th, Springfield 120th and Lima For the full report click .
In its annual examination of job markets, wage conditions and technological output, the economic think tank said the best-performing communitiezs are found largely in the West and Among the 200 largest cities the Milken Institutrelooked at, Columbus came in 135tj on the list, an improvement from 154th in the 2007 The best-performing metro area was Provo-Orem, which rose to the top of Milken’s list from eighthu place in 2007. The top four citiexs behind Provo-Orem, in order, were N.C.; Salt Lake Austin-Round Rock, Texas; and Huntsville, Ala. All have economiez heavily tied to personal computingor aerospace.
At the bottomm was Detroit, which has seen its fortunesd parallel those ofdomestic automakers. The bottom rung of the list was populatede with industrialMidwest cities, including Canton-Massillon Toledo (194), Cleveland (193), Dayton and Youngstown-Warren (188). Behind Columbus among Ohio cities wasAkron (172) and Cincinnati (173). “This year’s rankingd demonstrate that entrepreneurs continue to be the economivc engine of choice forjob growth, even in the face of nationa l and global economic challenges,” Ross DeVol, author of the reportr and director of regional economics at the Los Angeles-basec institute, wrote.
“We’ve seen energy, housing and even catastrophixc events such as Hurricanes Katrina impact a specific but consistently those metrods dedicated to growing their technology base and humanj capital beatthe short-term shiftse in the economy.” The communitiexs were judged on job and wage growtu over one and five years, as well as high-technology developmentt and output. Those factor s play key roles in regionaleconomic development, Milken researchersw argue.
Columbus’ best performance was found in its job growth duringt the 12 months endedin March, whicgh put it 59th among the 200 largest The report also examined 124 small metro areas and rankec Mansfield 117th, Springfield 120th and Lima For the full report click .
Monday, February 18, 2013
Got questions about the stimulus? - bizjournals:
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At this point, is the stimulus package that you supporterd helpingthe economy? “We are startinbg to see positive signs in the econom in terms of the markert stabilizing, home sales are starting to level off and increas in some areas and consumer confidencwe is improving,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, “I think the $8,00o0 first-time homebuyer tax credit is priming the pump inhome sales. This over 91,000 of my constituente who are onSocial Security, Railroadx and VA benefits will get their benefit These payments will help seniors across the country, many of whom are reallg hurting in this economy.
“We have also seen NREL recentlty awardedover $126 million for infrastructure improvements and importanft wind, solar and biofuel research,” Perlmutter said. “This investmen t in the finest renewable energg lab will help create hundreds of How long will it take for Colorado to receivde all of the money that is comingto it, and what are you doinyg to oversee that? “Many of the fundinbg streams will take up to two years to hit Colorado, particularlhy in many of the competitive renewable energy research grants,” Perlmutter “Some of the funding is already reachinh our community. This week, CDOT broke ground on a projecton I-70 in my district.
I am prouf to say the company who gotthis project’s bid is in the 7th Congressionao District. “My office has also established an economi c recovery team to make sure my district maximizesx the opportunities available in thestimulus package. We have alreadu identified over $400 million in HR 1 funding forthe district.” What do state leaders and Colorado’s congressional delegation have to do to scoo p up money that goes unused by other states? Do you expecyt there to be much of that available ?
“At this point, I have not heard the details for how much money certain states will give back to the Treasuryy Department or how Colorado will be able to apply for the Perlmutter said. “My office is watching the developmentx carefully, and is in close communicationwith Gov. Ritterr and the Colorado delegation to ensure Colorado makes the most of thestimulu package.” At this point, has the stimulue plan that you opposefd helped the economy? “Stimulus spending has made a big difference in helpinyg save and create government jobs, but it has yet to have much of an impacrt to the private sector,” said U.S. Rep. Mike R-Colorado.
“Very little of the $787 billioh has been spent.” Do you believe that we will see a push for a seconrstimulus package, and is this a discussiom that should even be considered ? “The discussion about a second rounrd of deficit spending to stimulate the economy has vanished along with any evidence that the first rounx has done anything besides drivs our nation dangerously into debt,” Coffmann said. In talking to businesses in your district, have thosre that wanted access to the stimulus moneg been able toget it? If not, what can you as a congressma do to ensure everyone has a shot at it?
“The so-callex stimulus package has been centered on spendiny to sustain and grow governmeny programs,” Coffman said. “Local governments have complained to me abouty the fairness in the distributiom ofthe funding, particularly in the area of My office stands by to help both contractors and subcontractors doingf work based on stimulus dollars for agencies of state and local governments.” Will the ARRA be more likelu to help small business or large ones? “I thinjk everyone benefits.
The big companies subcontract to the small companie and thatbenefits We’re a medium-sized company, and we benefit, and our subs that are quotint on certain portions of the work that the general contractors don’tt do, they benefit too,” said Rick chief estimator and vice president, in Denver. New Design has a $1.4 milliojn contract, paid for with stimulus to repair concrete slabs on about threew miles of Interstate 70 betweenn Wadsworth Boulevard and Kipling a project that will employ 15 to20 “It’s set to help all Colorado’s construction market is so We have large international playerxs and small, well-known private companiess that have been in the busineszs for years.
But it’s not gearex toward any one businessor sector,” said Wes vice president and general asphalt and construction division of -Westr Central Region Inc. in Golden. The company broke ground May 19 ona $407,407 repaving job of Belleview Avenue between Federal Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive. The job, paid for with stimulusw money, will employ 15-20 people — includinb seven who were recalled to work atthe company, havinhg been laid off during the winter slowdown in road It’s the first road project involvingb stimulus money to break
At this point, is the stimulus package that you supporterd helpingthe economy? “We are startinbg to see positive signs in the econom in terms of the markert stabilizing, home sales are starting to level off and increas in some areas and consumer confidencwe is improving,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, “I think the $8,00o0 first-time homebuyer tax credit is priming the pump inhome sales. This over 91,000 of my constituente who are onSocial Security, Railroadx and VA benefits will get their benefit These payments will help seniors across the country, many of whom are reallg hurting in this economy.
“We have also seen NREL recentlty awardedover $126 million for infrastructure improvements and importanft wind, solar and biofuel research,” Perlmutter said. “This investmen t in the finest renewable energg lab will help create hundreds of How long will it take for Colorado to receivde all of the money that is comingto it, and what are you doinyg to oversee that? “Many of the fundinbg streams will take up to two years to hit Colorado, particularlhy in many of the competitive renewable energy research grants,” Perlmutter “Some of the funding is already reachinh our community. This week, CDOT broke ground on a projecton I-70 in my district.
I am prouf to say the company who gotthis project’s bid is in the 7th Congressionao District. “My office has also established an economi c recovery team to make sure my district maximizesx the opportunities available in thestimulus package. We have alreadu identified over $400 million in HR 1 funding forthe district.” What do state leaders and Colorado’s congressional delegation have to do to scoo p up money that goes unused by other states? Do you expecyt there to be much of that available ?
“At this point, I have not heard the details for how much money certain states will give back to the Treasuryy Department or how Colorado will be able to apply for the Perlmutter said. “My office is watching the developmentx carefully, and is in close communicationwith Gov. Ritterr and the Colorado delegation to ensure Colorado makes the most of thestimulu package.” At this point, has the stimulue plan that you opposefd helped the economy? “Stimulus spending has made a big difference in helpinyg save and create government jobs, but it has yet to have much of an impacrt to the private sector,” said U.S. Rep. Mike R-Colorado.
“Very little of the $787 billioh has been spent.” Do you believe that we will see a push for a seconrstimulus package, and is this a discussiom that should even be considered ? “The discussion about a second rounrd of deficit spending to stimulate the economy has vanished along with any evidence that the first rounx has done anything besides drivs our nation dangerously into debt,” Coffmann said. In talking to businesses in your district, have thosre that wanted access to the stimulus moneg been able toget it? If not, what can you as a congressma do to ensure everyone has a shot at it?
“The so-callex stimulus package has been centered on spendiny to sustain and grow governmeny programs,” Coffman said. “Local governments have complained to me abouty the fairness in the distributiom ofthe funding, particularly in the area of My office stands by to help both contractors and subcontractors doingf work based on stimulus dollars for agencies of state and local governments.” Will the ARRA be more likelu to help small business or large ones? “I thinjk everyone benefits.
The big companies subcontract to the small companie and thatbenefits We’re a medium-sized company, and we benefit, and our subs that are quotint on certain portions of the work that the general contractors don’tt do, they benefit too,” said Rick chief estimator and vice president, in Denver. New Design has a $1.4 milliojn contract, paid for with stimulus to repair concrete slabs on about threew miles of Interstate 70 betweenn Wadsworth Boulevard and Kipling a project that will employ 15 to20 “It’s set to help all Colorado’s construction market is so We have large international playerxs and small, well-known private companiess that have been in the busineszs for years.
But it’s not gearex toward any one businessor sector,” said Wes vice president and general asphalt and construction division of -Westr Central Region Inc. in Golden. The company broke ground May 19 ona $407,407 repaving job of Belleview Avenue between Federal Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive. The job, paid for with stimulusw money, will employ 15-20 people — includinb seven who were recalled to work atthe company, havinhg been laid off during the winter slowdown in road It’s the first road project involvingb stimulus money to break
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tornado Drill Registration Now Open - Patch.com
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Tornado Drill Registration Now Open Patch.com To register and to learn more about planning a tornado drill, go to www.vaemergency.gov. For additional help in planning a tornado drill contact the county's Office of Emergency Management at 571-350-1000, TTY 711. Related Topics: Tornado, Tornado ... |
Friday, February 8, 2013
Flyers Hot Topic: Do they have enough offense? - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Flyers Hot Topic: Do they have enough offense? The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Flyers offense has been brutal. It cost them another game on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. So far this season, the Flyers have scored more than two goals just twice in 11 games. This from a team that finished tied for second in the NHL ... Flyers Notes: Flyers need to improve on faceoffs |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Destructoid (blog) | C-Blogs RSS Destructoid (blog) The Comical Side of Fullicide. 7 hours ago - 9:32 PM on 01.16.2013 // fullicide-SD. On a softer side of things, here's an intro to the webcomic side of things at Fullicide. I'll also be posting my DmC review on Friday, with it's FECS score, and another ... |
Friday, January 18, 2013
Chamber lobbying for JeffCo manager, beltline - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The Chamber’s annual legislative agenda meeting will also include calls for filmindustrt incentives, $4 million for a - drug discovery project, completion of the northern beltline and ending the state’s ban on gourmeyt beers. Authorizing the Jefferson County Commissiom to appoint a county managefr without going through the Jefferson County Personnel Boardris critical, Chamber Vice President of Public Policyy Pascal Caputo said. Caputp said its priorities will helpthe region’s economic developmen t efforts. “Hiring a county manager is good government and we believee ingood government,” Caputo said.
“The Chamber believesx that the Northern Beltline will not only increase economic growtj inJefferson County, but that it will decreasd traffic congestion and increase air quality. We are also pleasecd to support, for the first time, the ‘Free the group. This bill will brinyg our liquor laws into the21st century.”
The Chamber’s annual legislative agenda meeting will also include calls for filmindustrt incentives, $4 million for a - drug discovery project, completion of the northern beltline and ending the state’s ban on gourmeyt beers. Authorizing the Jefferson County Commissiom to appoint a county managefr without going through the Jefferson County Personnel Boardris critical, Chamber Vice President of Public Policyy Pascal Caputo said. Caputp said its priorities will helpthe region’s economic developmen t efforts. “Hiring a county manager is good government and we believee ingood government,” Caputo said.
“The Chamber believesx that the Northern Beltline will not only increase economic growtj inJefferson County, but that it will decreasd traffic congestion and increase air quality. We are also pleasecd to support, for the first time, the ‘Free the group. This bill will brinyg our liquor laws into the21st century.”
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Mortgage rates reach 6-month high - Business First of Louisville:
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says 30-year mortgages averaged 5.59 percent, up from 5.29 percenft last week. The last time long-terk mortgage rates were this high was inNovembefr 2008. Adjustable rate mortgages also with the average one year ARM now abovde 5 percentat 5.04 “Mortgage rates followed the increase in bond yields this says Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economist Frank who notes a better-than-expected unemployment reporft moved yields higher. “As a result, federaol funds futures rose afte rthe report, signaling that the market expects the Federakl Reserve may raise its benchmark rate sooneer rather than later.
” A report from the this week showedf rising mortgage rates are slowing the demane for mortgage refinancing. Mortgage applications last weekfell 7.2 led by a 12 percent decline in Refinancing existing mortgages still makes up about 60 percent of the mortgager underwriting business.
says 30-year mortgages averaged 5.59 percent, up from 5.29 percenft last week. The last time long-terk mortgage rates were this high was inNovembefr 2008. Adjustable rate mortgages also with the average one year ARM now abovde 5 percentat 5.04 “Mortgage rates followed the increase in bond yields this says Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economist Frank who notes a better-than-expected unemployment reporft moved yields higher. “As a result, federaol funds futures rose afte rthe report, signaling that the market expects the Federakl Reserve may raise its benchmark rate sooneer rather than later.
” A report from the this week showedf rising mortgage rates are slowing the demane for mortgage refinancing. Mortgage applications last weekfell 7.2 led by a 12 percent decline in Refinancing existing mortgages still makes up about 60 percent of the mortgager underwriting business.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Antigenics Inc. moves into new Lexington facility - Boston Business Journal:
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The company, with corporatee offices in New York and a smaller manufacturinyg facility in Framingham that will closethis won't need all of the 22,000-square-foog building immediately. But the company's co-founderf said Antigenics will double its work force this growing from 20 scientists and technicians to 40 by the endof 1998. The four-year-ols company is developing a differen t style of treatments for infectious diseases and otherserious disorders. The potentiao products are based on the ability ofthe company's technologu to activate the body's immune system to fightf the disorders.
"It addresses some of the majort shortcomings of existing cancer treatments that cancer is a variable disease from one individuakl tothe next," said Garo chairman and chief executive officefr of the company. "Individuakl cancers of the same type even have thei r own unique fingerprintand it's difficult to targetr such a variable disease with one [standard] Instead, Antigenics' products use heat shock proteina to boost the signal of which activate antibody responsex in the body. The louder signal basicalluy awakensthe body's immune system and order s it to attack cancerous cells.
The company has three product in Phase I clinical A treatment for pancreatic cancer is beinb tested at theMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York whil e two others, for melanoma and renao cell carcinoma, are under way at MD Andersonm Cancer Center in Houston. "The immune response woulsd target specificallythat patient's cancer [insteadf of relying on generic treatments for cancer]," Armenm said. "You can program the immuns system to targetthat patient's own cancer as opposed to hopingv for that generic immune response. So in we have a specific product foreach person." Armen co-founded Antigenics Inc.
in 1994 with Pramoed Srivastava, the researcher of the company's technologuy and director of the Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectiouz Diseases at the University of Connecticuyt School of Medicinein Farmington, Conn. At the time, the companyt raised $400,000 and hasn't had difficulty finding financiak backers. One reason for the success is Armen'sx other business. He serves as managin g general partner of ArmenPartners LP, an investment partnership specializing in publivc and private health care investments. The group hasn'f invested in Antigenics, but Armen has put his own cash and connectionsx to work raising funds forthe company.
Antigenicds is close to securinga $30 million round of private financing, the fourth capital boost in as many Other rounds of financing brought in $1.5 million in 1995 and $10.6 million in 1996. "Ther interest has been very Armen said. "We think, based on our current projects, that it will last the next three The company hasbeen very, very efficient. We accomplishefd a great deal with relativelymodest expenditures." Antigenics is also developingv a treatment for infectious diseases. The heat shocik protein technology may also be used ina drug-deliveryt system that could be the foundation of a companyt that may be spun off Antigenicsx in the next year.
Antigenics' corporate headquarterw will remain inNew York, Armen adding that the company is keeping its shop in Massachusettzs to continue an existing deal with anotherd company, PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. of and to take advantage of the area's labor pool.
The company, with corporatee offices in New York and a smaller manufacturinyg facility in Framingham that will closethis won't need all of the 22,000-square-foog building immediately. But the company's co-founderf said Antigenics will double its work force this growing from 20 scientists and technicians to 40 by the endof 1998. The four-year-ols company is developing a differen t style of treatments for infectious diseases and otherserious disorders. The potentiao products are based on the ability ofthe company's technologu to activate the body's immune system to fightf the disorders.
"It addresses some of the majort shortcomings of existing cancer treatments that cancer is a variable disease from one individuakl tothe next," said Garo chairman and chief executive officefr of the company. "Individuakl cancers of the same type even have thei r own unique fingerprintand it's difficult to targetr such a variable disease with one [standard] Instead, Antigenics' products use heat shock proteina to boost the signal of which activate antibody responsex in the body. The louder signal basicalluy awakensthe body's immune system and order s it to attack cancerous cells.
The company has three product in Phase I clinical A treatment for pancreatic cancer is beinb tested at theMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York whil e two others, for melanoma and renao cell carcinoma, are under way at MD Andersonm Cancer Center in Houston. "The immune response woulsd target specificallythat patient's cancer [insteadf of relying on generic treatments for cancer]," Armenm said. "You can program the immuns system to targetthat patient's own cancer as opposed to hopingv for that generic immune response. So in we have a specific product foreach person." Armen co-founded Antigenics Inc.
in 1994 with Pramoed Srivastava, the researcher of the company's technologuy and director of the Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectiouz Diseases at the University of Connecticuyt School of Medicinein Farmington, Conn. At the time, the companyt raised $400,000 and hasn't had difficulty finding financiak backers. One reason for the success is Armen'sx other business. He serves as managin g general partner of ArmenPartners LP, an investment partnership specializing in publivc and private health care investments. The group hasn'f invested in Antigenics, but Armen has put his own cash and connectionsx to work raising funds forthe company.
Antigenicds is close to securinga $30 million round of private financing, the fourth capital boost in as many Other rounds of financing brought in $1.5 million in 1995 and $10.6 million in 1996. "Ther interest has been very Armen said. "We think, based on our current projects, that it will last the next three The company hasbeen very, very efficient. We accomplishefd a great deal with relativelymodest expenditures." Antigenics is also developingv a treatment for infectious diseases. The heat shocik protein technology may also be used ina drug-deliveryt system that could be the foundation of a companyt that may be spun off Antigenicsx in the next year.
Antigenics' corporate headquarterw will remain inNew York, Armen adding that the company is keeping its shop in Massachusettzs to continue an existing deal with anotherd company, PerSeptive Biosystems Inc. of and to take advantage of the area's labor pool.
Friday, January 11, 2013
How L'Occitane went big in Japan - CNN International
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How L'Occitane went big in Japan CNN International (CNN) -- It started with one man peddling lavender and rosemary oil at local markets -- now it's a business valued at $4.8 billion. The L'Occitane factory remains at the heart of Provence, surrounded by fields of lavender, almond and olive trees; the ... |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Small businesses wary of health care reform - Washington Business Journal:
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That goal, however, may not be achievedr in the legislation now movingthrougn Congress, some business group s fear. They’re afraid the bill being markesd up this month by theSenate Education, Labor and Pensionx Committee won’t do enough to control health care costs, but will go too far in imposinbg stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worry that includingva government-run plan as an option in new insurancer exchanges would lead hospitals and doctors to chargwe private insurers more for their servicezs in order to compensate for underpayments they would receivd from the public plan. The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailes its members, urging them to oppose the SenatsHELP Committee’s bill, callinvg it “a dangerous proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health policy, said now is the time for businessexs to demand changes in the bill, including strikint a requirement for employers to provide insurance to theidr workers. “We need health reform,” Gelfansd said, but if the bill isn’ft fixed, “I don’t know how we could possiblt support it.
” The prospect of health care reform raising costsa for small businessesis “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smal l Business Majority, an organization that believes employers shouldc provide insurance to their workers. A study commissiones by the organization found that businesses with fewerd than 100 employees could save as muchas $855 billion over the next 10 yearws if health care reform is The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Instituts of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber, assumed that Congress will require all but the smallest firms to providse health insurance to their employees or pay a fee to the federapl government, based on their size.
It also assumes that Congressx will provide tax credits to small businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—az provision that is included in the Senates HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National SmaloBusiness Association, said it’s “nogt yet clear” whether small businesses will be better off after health care reform. Providing tax credits or othert subsidies to small businesses for insurance coveragrcould “create all kinds of weired incentives and disincentives” for companies, he said.
McCracke also is disappointed that the health care reform billw in their earlyforms aren’t more aggressivs about driving down health care costs by changing the way medicine is practiced. The National Federation of Independenf Business has been lobbying hard for health care reform for with the goal of bringing down coste for small employers through poolingf mechanisms and insurancemarket reforms. Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyistg Amanda Austin thinks the Senate HELP Committeed billis “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandater and a government-run insurance plan, two key parts of that panel’s legislation.
That goal, however, may not be achievedr in the legislation now movingthrougn Congress, some business group s fear. They’re afraid the bill being markesd up this month by theSenate Education, Labor and Pensionx Committee won’t do enough to control health care costs, but will go too far in imposinbg stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worry that includingva government-run plan as an option in new insurancer exchanges would lead hospitals and doctors to chargwe private insurers more for their servicezs in order to compensate for underpayments they would receivd from the public plan. The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailes its members, urging them to oppose the SenatsHELP Committee’s bill, callinvg it “a dangerous proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health policy, said now is the time for businessexs to demand changes in the bill, including strikint a requirement for employers to provide insurance to theidr workers. “We need health reform,” Gelfansd said, but if the bill isn’ft fixed, “I don’t know how we could possiblt support it.
” The prospect of health care reform raising costsa for small businessesis “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smal l Business Majority, an organization that believes employers shouldc provide insurance to their workers. A study commissiones by the organization found that businesses with fewerd than 100 employees could save as muchas $855 billion over the next 10 yearws if health care reform is The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Instituts of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber, assumed that Congress will require all but the smallest firms to providse health insurance to their employees or pay a fee to the federapl government, based on their size.
It also assumes that Congressx will provide tax credits to small businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—az provision that is included in the Senates HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National SmaloBusiness Association, said it’s “nogt yet clear” whether small businesses will be better off after health care reform. Providing tax credits or othert subsidies to small businesses for insurance coveragrcould “create all kinds of weired incentives and disincentives” for companies, he said.
McCracke also is disappointed that the health care reform billw in their earlyforms aren’t more aggressivs about driving down health care costs by changing the way medicine is practiced. The National Federation of Independenf Business has been lobbying hard for health care reform for with the goal of bringing down coste for small employers through poolingf mechanisms and insurancemarket reforms. Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyistg Amanda Austin thinks the Senate HELP Committeed billis “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandater and a government-run insurance plan, two key parts of that panel’s legislation.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Verizon reaches deal with Pittsburgh on cable service - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Currently, Pittsburgh cable access is availablthrough Philadelphia-based Comcast and severakl satellite TV providers. Under the agreement, Verizon would commiy to making FiOS cable service available for at least 50 percentf ofthe city’s householdzs within three years and for 100 percent of the populatio within six years. The company also will furnish its high-speedd fiber optic lines for a privatew network for public safety operationa and add two publicaccess channels, one of whicn will carry educational programing. The agreement now must be approvesd byCity Council, where it awaits introduction at Tuesday’sw meeting, and by the Cabl e Advisory Board.
If the deal wins approval, it woulcd bring in franchise tax revenue to the Comcast accountsfor $4.1 million of the city’s gross annuak revenue, according to the mayor’s spokeswoman Joanna Dovan. Previous coverage:
Currently, Pittsburgh cable access is availablthrough Philadelphia-based Comcast and severakl satellite TV providers. Under the agreement, Verizon would commiy to making FiOS cable service available for at least 50 percentf ofthe city’s householdzs within three years and for 100 percent of the populatio within six years. The company also will furnish its high-speedd fiber optic lines for a privatew network for public safety operationa and add two publicaccess channels, one of whicn will carry educational programing. The agreement now must be approvesd byCity Council, where it awaits introduction at Tuesday’sw meeting, and by the Cabl e Advisory Board.
If the deal wins approval, it woulcd bring in franchise tax revenue to the Comcast accountsfor $4.1 million of the city’s gross annuak revenue, according to the mayor’s spokeswoman Joanna Dovan. Previous coverage:
Monday, January 7, 2013
Smithsonian puts African-American museum models on display - San Antonio Business Journal:
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In February the Smithsonian Institutioj picked six architecture firms to enter intoa two-month competition to design the $500 milliom museum, which will sit on 5 acresw between the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian’s . It is expectedr to break ground in 2012 and open three years It would bethe Smithsonian’ s first museum designed to achieve a Leadership in Energyt and Environmental Design rating from the . Teamxs could create design concepts in the form of schematicsand renderings. In the weekd following the exhibit, whichy ends April 3, a jury will pick the firm that will presenf a formal proposal for the design ofthe museum. The winnin team will be announcedin mid-April.
The federal government will pay half the cost ofthe museum, expectes to be between 300,000 and 350,000 squarw feet, with private donations covering the D.C.-based -Planners PC formed a joint venture with teameed with KlingStubbins, which has a D.C. formed a joint venture with Freelon Adjayde Bond teamed within D.C.; teameds with teamed with D.C.-based .
In February the Smithsonian Institutioj picked six architecture firms to enter intoa two-month competition to design the $500 milliom museum, which will sit on 5 acresw between the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian’s . It is expectedr to break ground in 2012 and open three years It would bethe Smithsonian’ s first museum designed to achieve a Leadership in Energyt and Environmental Design rating from the . Teamxs could create design concepts in the form of schematicsand renderings. In the weekd following the exhibit, whichy ends April 3, a jury will pick the firm that will presenf a formal proposal for the design ofthe museum. The winnin team will be announcedin mid-April.
The federal government will pay half the cost ofthe museum, expectes to be between 300,000 and 350,000 squarw feet, with private donations covering the D.C.-based -Planners PC formed a joint venture with teameed with KlingStubbins, which has a D.C. formed a joint venture with Freelon Adjayde Bond teamed within D.C.; teameds with teamed with D.C.-based .
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Jose Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo Executive Profile
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Jose Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo has been the CEO of Petrobrass sinceJuly 2005. Previously, he was the companyh
Jose Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo has been the CEO of Petrobrass sinceJuly 2005. Previously, he was the companyh
Friday, January 4, 2013
UC Davis settles women
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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulalqa and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filed twoyeards ago, and was certified as a clasas action in October. The settlemenft establishes a set of standarde for female participation rates in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial support for club sportsa atthe university, a news releaser said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districyt Court in Sacramento after memberse of the class have been notified of thespecifidc terms. Brust and Bulala played club field Ludwig had wrestling experienc and playedclub rugby. They brought suit in July 2007 undeer the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equal Opportunitu in Education Act, also known as Titlse IX. The settlement createsx a 10-year plan for UC Davis to reach specific proportions of male and femalw athletes bythe 2019-20 schooll year. The university will either add women’ds intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensure equal accommodatiomn of student interest invarsity sports. UC Daviws has also agreed to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmeny ofclub sports. The case was scheduled to go to triaolin October.
“UC Daviss has a solid history of commitment to its female athletesa and coaches and to expanding opportunitiesa for women incompetitive sports,” Greg Warzecka, UC Daviws athletics director, said in the release. “Whiled the parties have a difference in opiniom about whether litigationwas necessary, we’re pleased that we have reachesd an outcome that benefits both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwiyg said in the release. “It feels good to have the university’sa support for women’s athletics through this We are proud to have come up with a resultf that will benefit Davis for yearsto come.
It will creat e more opportunities for women to participatde in the sports that they Duringthe litigation, UC Davis createdd an open application process and selected women’sa field hockey as a new intercollegiate sport, to join the 14 othee women’s varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potentialk to add varsity opportunitiew for women in the future,” Warzecka said in the “We are continually trying to maintain our compliancs efforts to give womeh athletes the very best accessx to intercollegiate athletics competition possible.
” Establishinbg field hockey as a women’ intercollegiate sport at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contributer at even a higher level to the and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocates represented the plaintiffws with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevant Law Firm and Kristinb Galles of Equity Legal. “When we give women a fair sharew ofathletic opportunities, we are developing leaders on and off the Farrell said.
UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulalqa and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filed twoyeards ago, and was certified as a clasas action in October. The settlemenft establishes a set of standarde for female participation rates in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial support for club sportsa atthe university, a news releaser said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districyt Court in Sacramento after memberse of the class have been notified of thespecifidc terms. Brust and Bulala played club field Ludwig had wrestling experienc and playedclub rugby. They brought suit in July 2007 undeer the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equal Opportunitu in Education Act, also known as Titlse IX. The settlement createsx a 10-year plan for UC Davis to reach specific proportions of male and femalw athletes bythe 2019-20 schooll year. The university will either add women’ds intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensure equal accommodatiomn of student interest invarsity sports. UC Daviws has also agreed to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmeny ofclub sports. The case was scheduled to go to triaolin October.
“UC Daviss has a solid history of commitment to its female athletesa and coaches and to expanding opportunitiesa for women incompetitive sports,” Greg Warzecka, UC Daviws athletics director, said in the release. “Whiled the parties have a difference in opiniom about whether litigationwas necessary, we’re pleased that we have reachesd an outcome that benefits both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwiyg said in the release. “It feels good to have the university’sa support for women’s athletics through this We are proud to have come up with a resultf that will benefit Davis for yearsto come.
It will creat e more opportunities for women to participatde in the sports that they Duringthe litigation, UC Davis createdd an open application process and selected women’sa field hockey as a new intercollegiate sport, to join the 14 othee women’s varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potentialk to add varsity opportunitiew for women in the future,” Warzecka said in the “We are continually trying to maintain our compliancs efforts to give womeh athletes the very best accessx to intercollegiate athletics competition possible.
” Establishinbg field hockey as a women’ intercollegiate sport at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contributer at even a higher level to the and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocates represented the plaintiffws with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevant Law Firm and Kristinb Galles of Equity Legal. “When we give women a fair sharew ofathletic opportunities, we are developing leaders on and off the Farrell said.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Phoenix Confirms New Album For April 2013 Release, Title Not Yet Announced - mxdwn.com
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mxdwn.com | Phoenix Confirms New Album For April 2013 Release, Title Not Yet Announced mxdwn.com Phoenix Confirms New Album For April 2013 Release, Title Not Yet Announced. December 23rd, 2012. Goto comments Leave a comment. Share. Though Phoenix's debut album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, topped many best album charts, the band is back ... |
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